Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-09
WHAT The ANARCHISTS DID.
Review Of the Conspiracy for which
Seven Men Are Condemned to Die

| Review Of the Conspiracy for which
Seven Wen Are Condemned to Die.
MANUFACTURING BoNBs-LARGs BODIES OF MEN Or
GAxIzED TO OVERTHROW LAW AND oKpER-EyI-
DESCE THAT THE DOOMED ANARCHISTS WE'RE Ac-
TIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE HAYMAEKgT MASSACRE.
Chicago disratch to the New York Herald
The charge Is often made that evidence was
produced at the trial OF the seven condemned an
archists to show that the men knew that a bomb
was 10 be thrown the night OF thu Haymarket
meeting, or that they had any knowledge as to the
thrower OF the deadly missile. A readin, OF the
evidence, however, will show that the condemned
belonged to a secret organization, the object OF
which was 10 engage in conflict with the police
and overthrow law, order and authority in this
city. This organization preached that dynamite
bombs should be thrown by the workingmen as a
means OF exacting their rights from the capital
Is s Instructions were given in the secret lodges
as TO the use OF dynamite and the manufacture of
D0os; ooOks ahu newsPaPers Gontalning such In
lance; the bomb which was thrown at the Hay
market the night OF May 4, 1856, was made by
tributed short time be- ore the gathering OF the
Haymarket meeting, those taking them having a
some time or place on the police and in ali proba-
billy that very night The arrangement for their
distribution was made, IN fact, at meeting at
are now under sentence OF death.
THE BoNBNAKER.
Lining was the bombmaker for the conspirators,
and the pattern he used was that OF the car
bomb. two semi globular shells fastened together
by metallic bolt, with a bead at one end and a
nut at the other. nut was taken from the body
OF tailor named Hahn, who was wounded the
night the bomb was thrown, and IL was found TO
corr 'spOnd exactly with those on the bombs made
by Lnigg. Spies had often spoken OF the superb
ority OF the car bomb. because OF its construc-
ton OF compound metals and for some time pre-
N Ia had hi Mill No.
ONCE, which he delighted In showing to reporters
VINO came TO see him. For this reason 1t has been
commonly known in Chicago as the "SpieS" bomb.
These bombs were made at the house OF a CARPENTER
named VIM. Seliger who lived at No. 442 Sedgwk,k
street, on the north side. Seiiger turned nforD1er
and told all about the manufacture or these mis-
siles-"fodder for the police" as Sp es had often
termed them Lingg lived with Seliger, and the
latter knew all about the manufacture OF the
things by the aid or which the social revolution
was TO be brought about in Chicago.
LNGGs EXPERIMENTS.
Lingg often went into the woods north of the
city and experimental with the bombs upon the
trees, tearing them TO pieces. He was assisted In
his work of manufacturing them by Selger and
two other men named Thielen and Hermann. The
men wore handkerchef5 over their faces while at
work. After the massacre many Of these bombs
were found In Linggs trunk and under a sidewalk
on Slgel street, where he mad buried them immedl-
ately after the Haymarket explosion Confed-
crates OF Llngg in the making OF these bombs were
HueDner and MunSenberg, LIngg being the moving,
active spirit.
The bombs were made by Lingg under the
auspices OF the International Association, which
furnished the money, and every one OF the con-
demned men were members OF This association.
They could not but know what was going on, as
they were looked up TO by their fellows leaders.
An entertainment was gwen in FloruS Hal In
March, 1856, and the proceeds were given TO Lingg
Tor tne purpose OF buying dynamite with which 10
experiment. lniOrmer Lehman Swore to this and
said the vo,e was unanimous that the mon y
should De given 10 Ln5g. lie was also the agent
selected by certain members OF the armed sections
or the International group TO buy dynamite
with their money and experiment with IL. Hurb-
ner was the librarian OF the nortn side ssgroup"
and mad charge OF the distribution OF Herr MOSES
book. Sellger was also a member OF the general
committee, which stood at the head of ali the
groups"
DEADLY PREPARATIONS.
The afternoon preceding the evening OF the ex-
ploSion trunk was flied with these dynamite
bombs BY Lingg and Seliger. and by these two men
carried to Neff's Hall, No. 50 Clybowen avenue,
shortly before O'Clock. Lingg and Seliger had
been working assiduouSiy during the day in fillfng
these bombs with dynamite, as Lngg had tod
Senger tney "were to be taken away that day."
When the trunk was opened at NefYS Hall several
men came forward, took the bombs aud put them
In their pockets While the Haymarket meeting
WA was ADVERTISED Ito TO begin at halipsst IL was
was an hour after Lingg had deposited his bombs
The time set by the conspirators for the precipi-
tatfon OF the armed conflict was the first OF May,
1885, but circumstances appear to have delayed it
three days INSIDE OF the g neral conspiracy a
partially carried out The evening OF the Sd Of
Nay the Lehr und Wehr-verein met In the basement
~ Grfers Hall, Oh West Lake street, not far from
the haymarket, guards being stationed at the front
and rear Ut tine hall TO prevent Interference the
intrusion OF unwecome visitors. The day before, at
10 O'Clock In the morning. the second company OF
the Lehr und Wehr-verein had met at Bohemian
Hall, on Emma street, Geo. Engel and Adolph
Fischer being present Engel submitted plan 10
the elect that whenever IL came TO a conflict be-
tween the police and the northwestern groups
bombs should be thrown into the various police
stations throughout the city, while the rtfemen OF
the Lehr und Wehr-verein should station Them
selves at various distances ana shoot down the
police as they came running out. Then IL should
proceed In that way ''untii we came to the nea
OF the city,. The hart Of the city was where the
main conflict was TO come, OF course, and IL was
the hope and CALCULATION OF the conspiralors tnas
by the time the central part OF the city was
reached the police force would be pretty well wiped
OUT. Tnis testimony was gwen by Waller, announcer
1nf0rmer who was In the secret OF the whole affair
THE "REvESGE' CIRCULAR.
At the Monday night meeting In Gref's Hall En-
gels plan was adopted AT this meeting Spies IA
nous ''revenge" circular was handed around IL
called upon all workingmen to arm themselves;
that some OF their comrades had been killed that
day, and that murder would .'nkely be committed
upon you To- morrow This circular was printed
both In Eng i5n and German and. being scattered
broadcast throughout the city, heiped greatly 10
tnfiame the public mind There had been con-
nlcL between the police and a mob at McCormick's
reaper works that day and almost anything Was
looked for. SPECS had been the orator the meet
ing at McCorlnlck's, but ran away as soon as he
saw there was To be trouble. He came at once TO
his Office wrote tue ''revenge" circular and had IL
printed.
SIGNAL FOR REVOLUTION.
AT the suggestion OF Fischer The signal for the
attacks upon the police was to be the German
word "Ruhe." That whenever "Ruhe" appeared
In the Arbeiter-Zeitung the organ OF the anarch-
lists, the revolution should at once be begun The
duplication Oh That word In the paper was the
signal 10 The members OF the armed sections OF the
yanous groups that they were at once 10 arm
themselves and repair TO tine specified meeting
places. and II conflict had really taken place he
tween the police and the wOrkingmen. they were
TO attack the police and the stations with rifles
and bombs. The Haymarket meeting was ar
ranged for at the secret cOnclave Monday night.
Fischer who was In spies employ, Spies being the
place. "Ruhe, the signal word as agreed upon,
was therefore published Tuesday afternoon and
the time fOr the conflict had arrived and was
TO be made OF Lingg's bombs, whicn he had been
SO industr1Ously and assiduously making. Schnau-
Oelt. tne thrOwer Oi Tue bomb, suggested that the
cities, $50 that the revolution should commence In
other cities besides Chicago
THE HAYMARKEr NETTING
The testimony OF Waller and Seliger goes to
show that trouble was expected at the Haymarket
meeting, and that was the reason the meeting
was not held In the square proper which is sew
erM hundred feet In width, but in Desplaines
street, near 100 feet north OF the SQUARE, at the
corner OF Cranes alley. As a mere strategical
point no better place could possibly have been
lected The street Is narrow and dark and the
crowd had the police practically al It's mercy.
Had the police not closed up after the explosion OF
the bomb and returned the fire which poured into
them from all sides, no man could have Ioreseen
"a nQS1ft no